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SFGate RSS Feedsarticle6106055Fri, 27 Feb 2015 21:28:22 UTarticle6071440Mon, 9 Feb 2015 21:57:21 UTarticle6071439Mon, 9 Feb 2015 21:56:15 UTarticle6071437Mon, 9 Feb 2015 21:54:58 UTarticle6071433Mon, 9 Feb 2015 21:54:05 UTarticle6071428Mon, 9 Feb 2015 21:52:15 UTarticle6071423Mon, 9 Feb 2015 21:50:08 UTarticle6071416Mon, 9 Feb 2015 21:49:57 UTarticle6067062Fri, 6 Feb 2015 21:57:37 UT38.4797092 -120.8514158article6067039Fri, 6 Feb 2015 21:43:48 UT38.5411121 -120.7953872article6066991Fri, 6 Feb 2015 21:18:46 UT38.3488921 -120.7740931article6062512S.F. Beer Week has grown up. That’s not to say the Bay Area’s biggest beer bash has toned down the ale-soaked revelry or started hosting O’Doul’s tap takeovers, but in its seventh year the celebration has matured past being a 10-day search for Pliny the Younger. The more than 700 expected events, starting with Friday’s opening gala at Fort Mason Center, include elaborate beer-and-food pairings, educational gatherings geared for serious yeast geeks, charity nights that focus more on donation than fermentation, and tastings that tout the wide variety of styles being embraced in the Northern California craft scene. ]]>Thu, 5 Feb 2015 14:18:52 UT37.8074131 -122.4304447article606251010 SF Beer Week events that will blow brew fans’ minds With more than 700 SF Beer Week events expected this year, fans might get overwhelmed when filling out their schedules for Feb. 6 to 15. Save yourself time and enter these can’t-miss events into your calendar. Get details and make an itinerary at www.sfbeerweek.org/schedule. Opening Gala Alas, the week’s biggest party featuring more than 80 breweries serving rare and renowned beers is sold out, but tickets are available on the secondary market. SF Beer Week was built on the popularity of this tribute to all that’s hoppy, and since its start it has hosted the debut of Pliny the Elder, seen a triple IPA expansion and risen to become the West Coast’s top IPA competition. Mixing beer and intense athletic exertion usually ends in humiliation. If that happens in this last-person-standing charity dodgeball competition, at least it will be for a good cause. Fifteen breweries in the San Francisco Brewers Guild, the host of Beer Week, take on 15 breweries each from the Los Angeles and San Diego guilds in a 45-tap battle for California bragging rights. Yeast Flavor Profile Demonstration Event Triple Voodoo Brewery and Tap Room, 2245 Third St., San Francisco Hops get all the headlines, but it’s about time yeast got a shot in the spotlight. The Triple Voodoo folks will brew one style of beer with four yeast strains to highlight the different flavor profiles. Pliny the Younger Charity Event The frenzy surrounding Russian River Brewing’s seasonal Pliny the Younger release may border on unbearable, but it’s much more palatable when all proceeds go to charity. Hops for Housing Homebrew Festival The Jug Shop, 1590 Pacific Ave., San Francisco More than 150 sour and other barrel-aged beers will be cracked open at this event. Expect cellar classics from Fifty Fifty, Mikkeller, Bruery, Logsdon and dozens of other top breweries. Leave the Asahi and Sapporo at home and get educated on the breadth of complex ales being produced on the island nation by such standout breweries as Baird and Hitachino. [...] wash them down with Abura-ya Japanese-style fried chicken. Tim O’Rourke is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. ]]>Wed, 4 Feb 2015 22:55:49 UT37.8066569 -122.4310397article6036496Sat, 24 Jan 2015 01:28:37 UT46.082621 6.43759538.1557502 -121.691343947.260135 -0.080893article6036493Sat, 24 Jan 2015 01:25:44 UT